Reports indicate this year's census count could get cut short

DETROIT – There are reports that this year's census count could get cut short. If it is cut short, that would be a major hit to the city of Detroit. Officials were urging people to fill out the census in a timely manner -- and now time might be up sooner than expected.

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Former Portland Police Chief Jami Resch named assistant chief of investigations

Jami Resch, who gave up her role as police chief to allow Chuck Lovell to fill the job, has been appointed to serve as assistant chief of investigations. Resch is filling the job that Assistant Chief Andrew Shearer has held. He's retiring Aug. 3. “Jami stepped ...

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One Marine Is Dead and Eight Service Members Are Missing in California Accident

One Marine died, two service members were injured and eight others were missing after an accident involving an amphibious assault vehicle off the coast of Southern California on Thursday, the authorities said. Search and rescue efforts to find the missing ...

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Indiana student tests positive for Covid-19 on first day of school

(CNN) As an Indiana school district welcomed students to the 2020-21 academic year, one of their students tested positive for Covid-19 on the first day of class, according to a letter sent to parents. The Hancock County Health Department notified ...

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Community shows support for residents displaced after fire destroys apartment complex

NORTH COVENTRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.- The devastation from a fire Thursday night at the Ashwood apartments in North Coventry Township doesn't look better by the light of day. The complex on Worth Blvd. was completely destroyed in the blaze. Dozens of ...

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Minnesota seeks to punish rodeo organizers who bucked governor's safety order

The organizers of a rodeo in the tiny northern Minnesota town of Effie are facing state punishment after disregarding warnings not to hold the event in violation of an executive order restricting the size of public gatherings. It's the first time the state has brought ...

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State orders restaurant that defied ban to stop indoor dining

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct nature of the state's order. An Ocean County diner that has been allowing its patrons to dine indoors was ordered to stop doing so Friday, New State Police Superintendent Colonel Patrick ...

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WATCH: Officials provide an update on the COVID-19 response in El Paso County

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Officials provided an update on the COVID-19 response in El Paso County and the next steps on Friday. You can watch the news conference below, or scroll down for additional details.

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Ohio State announces proactive COVID-19 testing measures, no specific guidance on when to close campus

As part of Ohio State's return to campus, the university will begin testing of symptomatic and asymptomatic students, staff and faculty. However, the university has yet to announce specific guidelines or the number of cases required before closing campus in the ...

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San Diego Pushes Full Parking Enforcement Back To Sept. 1

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer Friday directed city staff to delay full enforcement of parking regulations until Sept. 1. The city will continue limited enforcement until then. The full enforcement of parking regulations were previously scheduled to resume Aug.

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7 Killed as Two Planes Crash in Alaska, Officials Say

Seven people were killed, including a member of the Alaska State Legislature, after two planes collided in midair on Friday morning in the Alaskan city of Soldotna, the authorities said. Officials said the collision, between a single-engine de Havilland DHC-2 ...

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Black Lives Matter: 'Backlash has been divisive like Brexit'

"I've had a lot of the same friends for 24 years and this has been the only thing that has divided us." For Natera Morris, 24, of Cardiff, the Black Lives Matter Movement has brought up differences she never knew existed. The death of American George Floyd in ...

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What's next? End of $600 unemployment boost leaves Oregonians anxious

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – With the $600 boost in federal unemployment benefits ending on Friday, many people are wondering what they can do to supplement their aid. The Oregon Employment Department's director last week said he knows how much ...

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Severe storms possible Saturday

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – We saw a nice break from the wild weather Friday, but thunderstorms are possible Saturday, some of which could be strong to severe. Here are the main points to Saturday's weather. MUCH of the day is dry, especially the ...

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Marines: 8 still missing, 1 confirmed dead after sea tank sinks off California coast

SAN DIEGO – A search continues for seven missing Marines and one sailor after an amphibious assault vehicle sank off the coast of southern California on Thursday evening, killing one and injuring two others. In total, the boat carried 16 members of the ...

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Rescue Boat Capsizes During Search For Missing Adult At Chatfield State Park Swim Beach

CHATFIELD STATE PARK, Colo. (CBS4)– The South Metro Fire Rescue Dive Team rushed to the swim beach at Chatfield State Park on Friday afternoon. One adult was reported missing near the swim beach at 3:22 p.m.. Dive Rescuers are on the water and ...

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Some RI parents, wary of classrooms and dissatisfied with distance learning, plan to homeschool their kids

Jessica Garcia admits she doesn't know the first thing about homeschooling, but she does know one thing: she is not sending her first-grader back to school when classes begin at the end of this month. Garcia joins a growing number of parents nationally who ...

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Oakland Co. girl jailed for not doing homework gets released

Pontiac — A 15-year-old Oakland County girl whose monthslong detainment drew national condemnation because it was punishment for missed homework amid the pandemic was released Friday evening to the custody of her mother. The Michigan Court of ...

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Fresno County youth becomes California's first COVID fatality in 12-17 age group

A Fresno County child between the ages of 12 and 17 became the first young person in California to die from complications related to COVID-19, health officials said Friday. The child, whose age and city of residence were not released, had an unspecified ...

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Florida faces pressure, sees record high virus deaths

MIAMI – Florida tallied on Thursday a new record high in daily confirmed COVID-19 deaths for the third straight day as the state faces pressure to outline new measures to combat the pandemic. The Florida Department of Health said 253 more deaths were ...

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Firefighting aircraft collide in southeast Nevada; 2 pilots die

CALIENTE, Nev. (KOLO) -8:05 P.M. UPDATE: The Bureau of Land Management said Thursday night that both pilots were killed in a mid-air collision while fighting the Bishop Fire 17 miles southwest of Caliente. Recovery operations are still underway for the ...

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Vallejo police chief starts third-party investigation into report officers bent badges to mark kills

VALLEJO — The city's police chief announced Friday that he is launching an independent investigation into allegations that some Vallejo officers would bend their badges to mark a person they killed in the line of duty. In a news release Friday afternoon, ...

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Police identify woman found dead on Oregon coast beach

A Portland woman was found dead on a Lincoln County beach Thursday morning, police say. Annette Fagan, 58, washed ashore between Devils Punchbowl and Otter Rock, but police said they don't yet know how long she was in the water. Police initially put ...

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Tampa police officer shot, wounded; man taken into custody

TAMPA — A police officer was shot and wounded late Thursday and the man believed responsible was taken into custody, according to Tampa police. The incident took place in the area of Hillsborough Avenue between N 40th Street and N 43rd Street, which ...

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Body found identified as missing Picayune man Willie Jones

Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage has positively identified the body found on July 17^th on Texas Flat Road in Hancock County as missing Picayune man Willie Jones. Willie Jones has been missing since July 6^th and officials later received a call on ...

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Arizona will wait for Congress to act on jobless benefits as enhanced payments expire, Ducey says

The state will not step in to provide a cushion for Arizonans facing a $600 drop in weekly jobless benefits, according to Gov. Doug Ducey — at least not yet. The Republican leader said Thursday that Congress must act first to assist those struggling to get by ...

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“Last call” order upheld in court, as restaurants struggle with restrictions

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A Denver District Court judge upholds Governor Jared Polis' Executive Public Health Order on "last call" for alcohol. The judge denied the request for a restraining order, as the 10 p.m. "last call" for alcohol continues.

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Evacuations ordered and Highway 39 closed as fire spreads in Angeles National Forest

Authorities have issued mandatory evacuation orders and closed Highway 39 as the Dam fire spread rapidly in the Angeles National Forest on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the initially 1-acre fire in the 9500 block of North San Gabriel Canyon ...

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1 Woman Killed, 1 Man Injured, 1 Arrested In Stabbing At Chili's Parking Lot In Thornton

THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Thornton are investigating a deadly stabbing. It happened in the Chili's parking lot at 16507 Washington St. on Thursday afternoon. Police say one adult female was killed and an adult male was injured and taken to the ...

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Jeff Davis School Board decides to remain with August 17 start date

Jeff Davis Parish School Board members convened in a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss moving the school start date in the district to after Labor Day. Board members decided to remain with the previously set start date of August 17, which is the ...

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'I did everything': Parents of brothers who died of overdose in Auburn Hills say they struggled with addiction

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (FOX 2) - An investigation into a deadly drug overdose is underway in Auburn Hills, Mich. Thursday after three people were found dead in a hotel room. Two of the victims were brothers. The parents of 18-year-old Kyler Kiessling ...

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Coronavirus Tracker: Bexar County dips below 1000 hospitalizations for first time in a month

SAN ANTONIO — We're tracking the latest numbers from the coronavirus pandemic in San Antonio and across Texas. Here are the latest numbers reported by Bexar and surrounding counties: Bexar County:1,323 new cases and five additional fatalities from ...

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With calls to defund police, Asheville votes to limit budget

ASHEVILLE - Facing continued pressure by activists to defund the police budget by half, the City Council has voted for spending limits that proponents say will spur the city toward "reimagining" public safety, but that critics say risk shutting down city services.

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St. Louis County Prosecutor Bell Will Not Charge Darren Wilson

A former Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown nearly six years ago will not face charges. St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell announced his decision Thursday, following a five-month review of the case. “Although this case ...

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California legislators rip into EDD for unemployment payment delays, technology woes

Irate California lawmakers peppered the head of the state Employment Development Department Thursday with questions about its problems in helping unemployed people get their benefits. The contentious hearing by the Assembly Budget Subcommittee ...

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Boise mayor talks about first 200 days in office: Coronavirus pandemic, new police chief and recall efforts

BOISE, Idaho — 2020 has certainly been an eventful year filled with unprecedented challenges and obstacles for the city of Boise, especially for Boise Mayor Lauren McLean. This week marks 200 days since McLean was sworn in as Boise's first female ...

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MGM Grand Detroit to reopen at reduced capacity Aug. 7

MGM Grand Detroit will reopen next week for meals and a chance to hit the slots again. After months closed by executive order during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the casino is slated to reopen in a limited capacity 10 a.m. Aug. 7. MGM Grand Detroit ...

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Trump Floats an Election Delay, and Republicans Shoot It Down

Facing disastrous economic news and rising coronavirus deaths, President Trump on Thursday floated delaying the Nov. 3 election, a suggestion that lacks legal authority and could undermine confidence in an election that polls show him on course to lose.

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Triller sues TikTok over patent infringement

Social video platform Triller has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against its biggest rival TikTok and parent company ByteDance. The suit, which was filed in the U.S District Court for the Western Division of Texas, claims TikTok is infringing on Triller's U.S ...

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'Kids not in classrooms harmful to children': Stitt prefers in-person learning

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the State of Oklahoma is allocating $10 million in federal CARES Act funding to supply Oklahoma schools with PPE in order to open safely for in-person learning. Joined by Secretary of Human ...

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Federal officers preparing to leave Portland, Oregon governor says

(CNN) Federal officers are preparing to leave Portland, Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown said on Thursday. The news comes one day after the Trump administration announced that it had reached an agreement with Brown to withdraw federal officers from downtown ...

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Infamous 'Into the Wild' bus will likely end up in UA Museum of the North in Fairbanks

An abandoned bus that attracted travelers into the Alaska wilderness for years, prompting several rescues and deaths, will likely be kept at University of Alaska's Museum of the North, according to state officials. The bus, made famous by its depiction in the ...

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VMI announces plans on Confederate symbols

LEXINGTON, Va. (WDBJ) - At the Virginia Military Institute, the superintendent answered calls to remove symbols of the Confederacy from the school. A seven-page letter from Gen. Binford Peay explained that they would not be removing any statues, but ...

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July 30: Evanston Had 2 New COVID-19 Cases Today, Illinois's New Cases Jumped to 1772

Evanston had 2 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today. The State had 1,772 new cases, the most since May 24. “We're at a danger point everybody,” said Gov. Pritzker. “Pay attention.” CDC reported today that there were 65,935 new COVID-19 cases in the ...

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Fire Breaks Out At Coors Brewery In Golden

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A fire broke out at the Coors Brewery in Golden late Thursday morning. There are no reports of any injuries. (credit: CBS). Wood planks were burning on top of a 16-story silo, according to authorities. Firefighters had to haul hoses up ...

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Officials find downed plane carrying 3 near Ennis

A plane carrying three people that crashed Thursday was found later afternoon near Ennis, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman confirmed. Officials did not say if anyone survived the flight traveling between Helena and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

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High school senior worries postponement of fall sports will affect college prospects

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage School District's decision to postpone fall sports will affect thousands of students who were getting ready for the season. For high school senior Joseph Glazener, the pandemic struck at a crucial time in his life.

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Whitmer OK's Detroit casinos to reopen, reimposes some COVID-19 limits Up North

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive orders Wednesday that allows Detroit's three casinos to reopen next week at 15 percent capacity, while clamping down on northern Michigan bars and indoor venues. MGM Grand Detroit, Motor City Casino and ...

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JSO: 5 minors were in car at center of high-speed chase before police-involved shooting

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – There were five minors in a car at the center of a high-speed chase that led to a police-involved shooting, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office said the chase started about 11:30 p.m. Sunday at the ...

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Boulder Mother Concerned Bus Decision Leaves Certain Students Behind

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – As school districts across Colorado navigate a return to in-person classes amid COVID-19, a parent in the Boulder Valley School District says the lack of bus transportation available to students is discriminatory. Maxine ...

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One in Three Children Have Unacceptably High Lead Levels, Study Says

Lead contamination has long been recognized as a health hazard, particularly for the young. But a new study asserts that the extent of the problem is far bigger than previously thought, with one in three children worldwide — about 800 million in all ...

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Texas schools are being compelled to reopen classrooms on the state's timetable, like it or not

Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to formally announce a definitive plan for reopening Texas schools safely, but two actions Tuesday effectively compel districts to have students back in classrooms within eight weeks of the school year's start. by Aliyya Swaby and ...

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OPS officials give preview of what school will look like in August

The spray gun in Mark Noonan's hand looks like a Super Soaker water gun. He pulls the trigger and the ionizing spray gun emits a mist of disinfectant that settles on desks, chairs and cabinets in the classroom at Omaha's Norris Middle School. Using a spray ...

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As Trump Undercuts Aid Talks, White House Says Extra Jobless Benefits Will Lapse

WASHINGTON — The prospects for a quick agreement between the Trump administration and congressional Democrats on a new round of aid for the ailing economy faded on Wednesday, as President Trump undercut his own party's efforts to negotiate a ...

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SD Officials Propose $700K For Small Businesses In Underserved Communities

City officials announced a proposal Wednesday to reallocate $700,000 from San Diego's Small Business Relief Fund toward helping hard-hit businesses in historically underserved communities to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal, which ...

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Whitmer closes Up North bars again

ALPENA — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has shut down Up North again as the virus continues to spread in the state. Whitmer has signed an executive order limiting indoor gatherings to 10 people beginning Friday and prohibiting bars from offering indoor service ...

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Waiver Program Would Allow LA County Schools To Reopen To Students For Fall Semester

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — As Los Angeles County reported single-day highs in coronavirus cases and deaths Wednesday, the question of whether schools could resume in-person instruction this fall came to a head. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, county health director ...

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'I consider it as another slap in the face to educators' | Education advocates frustrated with new TEA guidelines

AUSTIN, Texas — Several teachers and education advocates have expressed concern after the Texas Education Agency released new guidelines on Tuesday. The state now said it will not fund schools if they open classrooms after the first eight weeks of the ...

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg resting comfortably in New York City hospital after non-surgical procedure

(CNN) Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting comfortably in a New York City hospital after undergoing a medical procedure to replace a bile duct stent that was originally placed last year, according to the court. "Justice Ginsburg underwent a ...

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Idaho coronavirus latest: 475 new cases, 7 additional deaths reported; New daily high in hospitalizations

BOISE, Idaho — We're closely tracking Idaho's number of deaths and cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, as well as what's happening as Idaho reopens. Scroll down to see our live updates from each day. We have multiple graphs and timelines ...

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Person dies in crash on I-64 at Tidewater Drive in Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — One person died in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 64 eastbound at Tidewater Drive in Norfolk. Virginia State Police say the crash happened just before 2:30 p.m.. No other details were available in a press ...

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Polk County commission candidate accused of lying about eligibility for office

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County deputies say they arrested a commission candidate who indicated on an oath form that he was eligible to run for office even though he forfeited his right to do so when he pleaded guilty to a felony. According to the report, ...

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Crews battle massive flames after explosion reported at Lone Star NGL facility in Mont Belvieu, police say

HOUSTON – An explosion has been reported at the Lone Star NGL facility in Mont Belvieu, according to the City of Mont Belvieu Police Department. The facility is located on West Winfree. Officials said Highway 146 is currently closed from FM 1942 to FM 565.

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Apparent road rage incident leaves victim with multiple shooting wounds

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - An incident of apparent road rage left one man with multiple gunshot wounds in Laurel County according to Public Information Officer with the Sheriff's Office Gilbert Acciardo. Around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon Laurel County ...

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Alderman has plan to combat police suicides

The Chicago Police Department should have at least one licensed clinical psychologist in each of the city's 22 districts and five areas to confront a suicide problem that is the “single greatest cause of death” among police officers, an influential alderman said ...

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In 'The Fight,' four court battles, one ACLU

For over 100 years the American Civil Liberties Union has upheld in court the principles of our democracy, defending those whose rights have been violated and challenging unconstitutional laws and policies. Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli ...

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Pelosi mandates masks in House chamber after Gohmert tests positive for Covid-19

Washington (CNN) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday she would require all House members and aides to wear masks on the floor after Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert -- who was often in the chamber interacting with colleagues and refusing to ...

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Current Maryland voting plan 'dangerous mistake'; coalition calls for vote by mail

A coalition of health experts and civic organizations is calling on Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to pivot from an in-person election to a vote-by-mail process for the general election in November. Joanne Antoine, executive director of Common Cause Maryland, ...

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UPDATE:>> COVID-19 tally: Two new cases in Taos County; 20136 cases in New Mexico; 632 deaths

Updated July 29 at 4:03 p.m.. The New Mexico Department of Health has reported 352 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, for a total of 20,136 to date. Taos County has two new cases, for a total of 89. The state also announced six additional deaths related to ...

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How Early Should You Send In Your Mail-in Ballot To Make Sure It Gets Counted? The Answer Varies By State.

In this June 5, 2018, file photo, election workers Heidi McGettigan, left, Margaret Wohlford, center, and David Jensen, unload a bag of ballots brought in a from a polling precinct to the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office in Sacramento.

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Lawmakers approve $23M for contact tracing, portion targets minorities

LITTLE ROCK, Ark — The Arkansas Legislative Council approved two pots of money to go toward contact tracing in the state, including $7-million dedicated to reaching hard-hit minority communities, like the enclave of Marshallese in the northwest part of the ...

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Gilroy still withholds Garlic Festival mass shooting records. Here's why...

A year after a 19-year-old man, clad in body armor and military-style fatigues, opened gunfire on the crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, the central question remains unanswered: Why did he do it? "He was looking at a lot of different ideologies centered ...

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Oak Ridge Schools staff member tests positive for COVID-19

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Officials with Oak Ridge Schools said Tuesday that a staff member at Jefferson Middle School had tested positive for COVID-19. Oak Ridge Schools are scheduled to start the new academic year on Wednesday. Reopening ...

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Southern Resident Orca That Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days Is Pregnant Again

seattle - Two southern resident orcas are expecting! One of them is J35, widely known as Tahlequah, who carried her dead calf for 17 days covering more than a thousand miles two years ago. Her tour of grief captivated hearts throughout the world. "It's quite ...

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A George Floyd hologram will light up the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond tonight

(CNN) A statue of Robert E. Lee has stood in historic city of Richmond, Virginia, for over a century. But on Tuesday night, the focus will not be on the Confederate general, but instead George Floyd, a Black man who died at the hands of police. Starting at 9:30 ...

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NY woman says spider made her panic, led to crash at Niagara Falls yacht club

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — A New York woman said she panicked after a spider fell on her while she was driving, causing her to crash into two boats at a Niagara Falls yacht club, authorities said Tuesday. According to Niagara Falls police, Neysia McCarthy, 19 ...

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Pandemic Pod: Parents consider homeschooling with other families during pandemic

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -. With uncertainty surrounding the new school year and rising COVID-19 cases, parents are trying to come up with the safest way to educate their kids. One of those options involves bringing teachers into their homes.

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Hampton University poll shows majority of Virginians pleased with Gov. Northam's handling of COVID-19 pandemic

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — According to the latest Hampton University Center for Public Policy (CPP) poll, the majority of Virginians pleased with Governor Ralph Northam and his handling of the response to the coronavirus in the Commonwealth.

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'Black Lives Matter' street mural along Black Wall Street prompts Tulsa Republicans to push for 'Back the Blue' art

If someone can paint “Black Lives Matter” on a city street, why not “Back the Blue”? That's what Bob Jack and a few of his Republican friends would like to know. Jack, chairman of the Tulsa County Republican Party, recently sent a letter to City Councilor Ben ...

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Unsolicited, invasive seeds from China showing up in Utah mailboxes

SALT LAKE CITY — China and several other foreign countries are sending unsolicited nonnative seeds to Utah households and more than a dozen other states, and state and federal officials are stumped over the motives behind what they say is an ...

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Inmates come to deputy's aid after he collapsed on the job

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office is publicly thanking three inmates who they said came to the aid of a deputy who lost consciousness. According to the sheriff's office, the deputy was conducting rounds in the jail house unit, ...

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Is It Time to Let Go of the Bar Exam?

"Let's face it, the one thing all malpractice defendants and state bar disciplinary targets have in common is a bar number," says Hanson Bridgett's Gary Watt. "That's right, it's the bar-passers, not the exam-failers, who present a threat to legal services ...

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Inmate from Linn County dies after infection with coronavirus

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Corrections Department announced the death of another inmate who was infected with the coronavirus. The department says 48-year-old Timothy Louis McGhee Jr., was pronounced dead Monday night. After an examination by ...

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2-year-old dead, twin and mother in critical condition following Taylorsville crash

TAYLORSVILLE — One child has died and two more people were badly injured in an auto-pedestrian incident at 5095 S. 3200 West in Taylorsville on Tuesday. The crash was first reported just after 3 p.m. Unified police later confirmed that a car had slammed ...

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'Unimaginable loss': Chicago police deputy chief dies by apparent suicide in department facility

CHICAGO – A newly-promoted Chicago police officer and father of two has died by suicide, city officials said Tuesday – at least the second officer this year to die by suicide in a department that has long struggled with officers taking their own lives. Deputy ...

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Task force created as Burleigh-Morton blooms into coronavirus hot spot

State and local officials are forming a task force to address the development of Burleigh and Morton counties into a coronavirus hot spot, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Tuesday. State health officials also announced the 100th confirmed coronavirus-related ...

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Medicaid expansion vote in Missouri coming next week

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -. It's not often you see doctors making house calls, but expanding Medicaid brought out a group of Springfield doctors going door-to-door last November to help collect signatures to put the issue on the ballot. Their house calls paid ...

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John Bel Edwards said Louisiana coronavirus cases may be plateauing -- but at a 'really high number'

As the White House recommends tighter restrictions in Louisiana to tamp down coronavirus cases, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday the state is seeing what he believes is the start of a plateau of cases and hospitalizations. After seeing cases and ...

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Dan Fagan: A long list of Democratic-led cities, like ours, that are plagued by homicides

It's early Tuesday morning as I write this. My computer is open to a NOLA.com webpage dated July 29, 2020. It was posted at 12:46 a.m. The headline on the page reads: “Man fatally shot overnight in CBD New Orleans following rash of gun violence: NOPD”.

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Thunderstorms spark 6 new fires across Willamette National Forest

Firefighters are responding to six new fires across the Willamette National Forest following thunderstorms on Monday. Claggett Fire, located near Crown Lake in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, is the largest at approximately two acres in size, according to the ...

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Minneapolis Police Link Mystery 'Umbrella Man' to White Supremacy Group

The tall man, dressed head to toe in black, including a black gas mask and a black umbrella, can be seen in a video wielding a sledgehammer as he calmly smashed the windows of a Minneapolis auto parts store. The scene was one of the first widely shared ...

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Federal Prosecutors Urge Court to Reject Ghislaine Maxwell's Request to Publicly Identify Epstein Accusers

Maxwell had sought an order that would allow her to publicly identify any women who had spoken about their encounters with her longtime confidant Jeffrey Epstein in the media or in civil litigation. Prosecutors said her demand was "unnecessary and ...

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Crowley Using CARES Funds For Housing

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley's administration has decided how it will spend the $77 million in CARES Act funding to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in Milwaukee County, devoting the largest allocation to maintaining housing for county ...

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Officers seeking woman who may be mother of boy found wandering alone in Miramar

MIRAMAR, Fla. – It has been more than 24 hours since Miramar Police Department officers started to search for a boy's parents. They were asking the public for help on Monday afternoon and may have a lead on the boy's mother. Detectives said late Monday ...

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Jackson murder: Pizza maker gets 19 years for role in partner's execution

TOMS RIVER - Hector Calderon could have faced life in prison if the state had proven he was the paid hitman who executed a business partner in a Jackson restaurant in 2015. Instead, on Monday the 53-year-old pizza maker from Freehold was sentenced to ...

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Austin police release footage showing the killing of Mike Ramos

The release of the video comes two days after armed protester Garrett Foster was shot and killed by an unnamed, armed driver while protesting police brutality in Austin. by Meena Venkataramanan July 27, 2020 7:08 PM. Copy link. Republish. Mike Ramos.

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Trump Announced, Then Canceled, a Yankees Pitch. Both Came as a Surprise.

WASHINGTON — An hour before Dr. Anthony S. Fauci threw the first pitch at the season opener between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals, President Trump stood on the briefing room stage at the White House and declared that he, too, ...

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Newsom wants to send $52 million to help Central Valley fight coronavirus surge

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Latinos in the Central Valley have been disproportionately harmed by the spread of COVID-19, prompting the governor to send “strike teams” to eight counties while asking the California Legislature to approve $52 million to improve ...

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To keep franchise, ComEd must reform, Lightfoot warns

ComEd, which confessed to paying $1.3 million in bribes to associates of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, must enact ethics reform and other policy changes before the city will extend the utility's franchise agreement, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday ...

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31 new COVID-19 coronavirus cases reported in Cleveland pushing total past 4600: Monday update

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Health notified Cleveland of 31 new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus that were confirmed in the city, Mayor Frank Jackson's administration announced Monday. No new deaths were reported. Eighty-eight ...

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DA upset that prison inmates from Tulare County will be released early

More than 50 prison inmates convicted of serious crimes in Tulare County will soon be released due to Covid-19. District Attorney Tim Ward is angry about the early releases and he wants people to write the Governor. "We're talking about felons with firearms, ...

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What are the best states for public schools?

As students in most of America prepare to return to school next month in either modified classrooms or online, the financial website WalletHub analyzed 33 metrics of quality of public schools among the 50 states to rank the states, including measures of ...

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Locals Express Frustration and Confront Councilmember as Hotel Becomes Homeless Shelter

By Jacob Rose. Shortly after groups of homeless men began to arrive by bus on Monday morning to their new living quarters at The Lucerne Hotel on 79th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Councilmember Helen Rosenthal showed up in a car, and was soon ...

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Which City in San Diego County Has Had the Most COVID-19 Deaths?

NBC 7 Investigates obtains data that more people have died of the coronavirus in El Cajon and National City than anywhere else. By Alexis Rivas, Dorian Hargrove and Tom Jones • Published 53 mins ago • Updated 6 mins ago. Getty Images. As COVID-19 ...

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Deaths And Missing People Reported From Tropical Depression Hanna In Mexico

As Hurricane Hanna barreled through the Atlantic Ocean this weekend, Texas and Mexico both braced for calamity, but it was Mexico that saw death. According to Mexican newspaper accounts, the bodies of a 7-year-old girl and her mother were found ...

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Woman killed in shark attack off Harpswell

A woman was attacked and killed by a shark Monday afternoon while swimming off Bailey Island in Harpswell, the Maine Marine Patrol said. The woman, whose name is not being released until her family has been notified, was swimming off the shore near ...

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Birx: Mask mandates needed for all of Tennessee

In a Monday meeting with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and other state officials, Dr. Deborah Birx, the physician who heads up the White House coronavirus task force, urged the governor to implement a statewide mask mandate. Absent that, she publicly called on ...

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UN To Install Asylum-Seekers' Housing In Mexico

The United Nations will provide temporary housing units for asylum seekers in Mexico who have been ensnared in protracted hearings for entry to the United States, the agency announced on Monday. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees is sending 48 ...

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Seven new cases of COVID-19 in SFC

Cases of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the area. The St. Francois County Health Center reported seven new cases on Monday. The county has 56 active cases, 14 of which are associated with the two Department of Corrections outbreak.

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St. Landry School Board discusses cleaning, disinfecting schools at online meeting

OPELOUSAS, La. — The St. Landry Parish School Board held a special meeting on Tuesday exclusively through video conferencing for its committee meetings to discuss how schools will be cleaned and disinfected ahead of the school year. The special ...

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McConnell formally unveils $1 trillion Senate GOP stimulus proposal: 'The American people need more help'

Washington (CNN) Senate Republicans on Monday formally unveiled their roughly $1 trillion stimulus proposal, which includes a $400 cut in enhanced unemployment benefits, and will serve as an opening bid for bipartisan negotiations with Democrats while ...

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Ypsilanti Community Schools to end police presence in school buildings

Ypsilanti Community Schools will eliminate the use of school resource officers provided by their local sheriff and police departments. The school district's Board of Education voted unanimously on July 20 to terminate their contract for school resource officers ...

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California aims to tamp down coronavirus hot spots in hard-hit Central Valley

California will funnel additional resources into fighting a surging coronavirus outbreak in the Central Valley, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, including $52 million in new federal aid largely aimed at improving testing in eight counties where the virus is ...

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19-year-old survives second Joliet shooting in two days on Ottawa Street

The shooting occurred roughly two blocks away from the spot on the southeast side of Joliet where a teen was fatally gunned down on Sunday morning at close to the same time. About 10:20 a.m. Monday, paramedics with the Joliet Fire Department ...

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Black militia leader: Media blew gunfire at Louisville march out of proportion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The leader of the Black militia that marched in Louisville on Saturday said the accidental discharge that hit three people before the group's march happened because a group member dropped his weapon after passing out from the heat.

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Woman dies in Bangor house fire

BANGOR, MI - A woman died Sunday evening when she could not escape her burning home in Bangor, officials said. Seven fire departments responded to the multi-alarm fire at 20 Cass Street at 5:10 p.m. on July 26. A woman living in the home was trapped ...

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Louisiana police officer arrested on brutality charge

MONROE, La. (AP) — A northeast Louisiana police officer has been arrested after a man accused him of police brutality. Monroe Police Officer Jared Desadier was arrested Saturday and booked into jail in Ouachita Parish on charges of malfeasance in office ...

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TikTok Starts $200 Million Fund to Pay Users for Content

TikTok is taking the first steps toward paying users for content with the launch of a $200 million “creator fund.” The fund will be distributed to US users over the coming year, during which time it is expected to grow to be worth more than $200 million.

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Sacramento pastor retires after nearly 50 years

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After nearly 50 years as a pastor, Dr. Ephraim Williams is retiring. He was the pastor at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church since 1971. Williams is the longest-serving pastor in the Sacramento region, according to the church.

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Evacuations Ordered As Fire Burns In Bolsa Chica Wetlands In Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA) — A fire started burning on Sunday afternoon in the Bolsa Chica wetlands area of Huntington Beach. (courtesy: CBS). As of 5 p.m., the fire was about five acres but the blaze is quickly spreading. While no structural damages or ...

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El Paso man arrested in shooting during street race that killed 17-year-old girl in California

HOLLYWOOD, California -- An El Paso man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl watching a street race in Hollywood early Sunday morning, authorities said. Ramon Roque Monreal, 33, of El Paso, was arrested and ...

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UPDATE: Police capture murder suspects in Sioux Falls shooting

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Sioux Falls Police arrest the two people who people who they believe are suspects in an early morning homicide. Sitting in jail on 2nd degree murder charges are Rasauan Romainedennis Guest, 24, and on accessory to ...

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